Very clever. Force ppl to switch to fibre tv & then say to have fibre tv u must have starhub fibre broadband. So indirectly force u to take up both fibre broadband and fibre tv.

So if im with other isp i am forced to switch to Starhub fibre.

derrickgoh wrote:

My only issue is that in order to access fibre tv u have to be a starhub fibre subscriber which i dont want to. Happy with viewqwest and i dont want to be forced to switch RSP just for this purpose.

zer0ne wrote:

My TP full already with VQ and ST...now what will happen to my Cable TV ??

Well, some people gets it

I guess that means it's better not to renew my Starhub cable TV contact -- when it ends sometime in 2017.

Thereafter, (if needed) just be on rolling subscription.

Beyond 2017 -- if/when "forced" to convert from Starhub cable TV to Starhub fibre TV, I can simply choose to (totally) terminate Starhub TV -- since by then only on rolling subscription & no longer under any Starhub TV contract.

I guess that means it's better not to renew my Starhub cable TV contact -- when it ends sometime in 2017.

Thereafter, (if needed) just be on rolling subscription.

Beyond 2017 -- if/when "forced" to convert from Starhub cable TV to Starhub fibre TV, I can simply choose to (totally) terminate Starhub TV -- since by then only on rolling subscription & no longer under any Starhub TV contract.

Thanks for highlighting this point to the rest of the guys.
The SH setup box should be able to operate with other fibre ISP.
Unfortunately, they have to slap this restriction and lose more customers.

I guess that means it's better not to renew my Starhub cable TV contact -- when it ends sometime in 2017.

Thereafter, (if needed) just be on rolling subscription.

Beyond 2017 -- if/when "forced" to convert from Starhub cable TV to Starhub fibre TV, I can simply choose to (totally) terminate Starhub TV -- since by then only on rolling subscription & no longer under any Starhub TV contract.

StarHub's current mantra is to get customers to be hubbers and take on bundled services for a fixed minimum term, if not then (the usual) new contract upon the current standalone-service ending. The month-by-month subscription at the prevailing rate will probably be ... The "rolling" rate for my MaxInfinity 200 Home Hub contract which has just ended is $150.

Based on their FAQ, there's probably an opportunity for one more fixed term contract of 24months for services relating to cable broadband or TV:

1. Is it true you are ceasing cable broadband services by 2017?
StarHub will operate cable network services until 2020. We encourage customers to take up our fibre services before 2020 to avoid disruption to their services.

3. Does it mean my cable TV is also affected?
Yes, we will be migrating customers from cable TV services to fibre TV services, and encourage customers to upgrade to fibre TV early to ensure uninterrupted service.

I use dual broadband i find it extremely useful. I may lose the raw fibre speeds for same monthly price, but i get superb coverage across my home using 2 tiny DIR868l. I set the SSID, password and dhcp reservation same on both routers. All my mobile devices will auto connect at full speeds when i move across the rooms.

There is no need to buy expensive big spider routers which still fail to reach the same coverage. No need for AP, Range extenders, power internet, all which cuts the speeds down on every relay.

And cable runs on different path, like tonight, SH fibre is intermittent disconnecting because of rain (every time like that i have noticed) but the cable runs full speed.

I noticed SH CS has been strongly encouraging people to 'upgrade' to fibre, the reason is out now. I would prefer keep both options open, because i have 3 cable termination points and just 1 fibre point.

I think of another reason is because cable is susceptible to 'black boxes' while IPTV easily block those illegal boxes.

Actually do not need to wait as ADSL is outdated. Just jump to other isp with 300 Mbps at $29/mth. 90 cents cheaper and you get at least 6 times faster. It is more expensive to use ADSL compared to fibre.

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